Richard Wilson on the new series of Merlin (VIDEO)

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Richard Wilson on the new series of Merlin (VIDEO)
Richard Wilson on the new series of Merlin (VIDEO) (Image credit: PA Archive/PA Photos)

Richard Wilson says he's delighted to find himself in a global hit series like Merlin at his vintage, though filming occasionally left him tired and confused. Richard, 75, plays court physician Gaius in the new series, which premieres on BBC One on Saturday, September 19. "Every so often, when I'm feeling really tired, the thought of a small village in China gathering around to watch it really picks me up," Richard told whatsontv.co.uk. He confessed to feeling confused by the filming process, trying to juggle five scripts in his head while at the same time appearing on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company... Watch the interview with Merlin star Richard Wilson:

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Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.